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Marty’s still Wilde about rock ’n’ roll
HALF a century after he first stormed the charts as Britain's home-grown answer to Elvis Presley, rock n' roll pioneer Marty Wilde is still rocking. Despite being dismissed by many back in the 1950s as a flash-in-the-pan, Marty went on to score 13 consecutive
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Top marks for Canford School
CANFORD School near Wimborne has been named as the best fee-paying school in Dorset for A and AS level results in figures released today by the Independent Schools Council. But especially gratifying for staff and parents will be the appearance of Wentworth
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Drivers stranded as ferry breaks
HOLIDAYMAKERS and commuters had to endure an arduous drive home last night after a chain snapped on the Sandbanks Ferry. The vessel, which links Poole to Studland, went out of action at 1.30pm, leaving traffic with no alternative but to crawl along the
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Just the boost us women need
THE hills may be alive with the sound of the sodding rain beating down - but at least the cinemas are alive with the sound of music. Abba music. Yes, I have finally joined the happy band who have succumbed to the unbridled joy that is Mamma Mia! I normally
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Come fly with me. It’s safer.
THE modern jet aircraft has a computer, two pilots and a dog, so the joke goes. A computer to fly the plane, a pilot to reassure the passengers and a dog to bite the pilots in case they touch anything. Hundreds of thousands of people are jetting from
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Circus, but not as we know it – and it’s breathtaking
Cirque Surreal, Branksome Recreation Ground ACCORDING to my dictionary, surrealism is a movement in art characterised by the evocative juxtaposition of incongruous images and dream elements. It certainly describes Cirque Surreal, the State Circus
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107 years young
ONE of Britain's oldest citizens celebrated his 107th birthday in Christchurch yesterday morning. There are very few people alive today born before Jack Ellis, who came into this world in Worcester on August 22, 1901. Unlike the UK's oldest man, Henry
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Get ready for a feast of a fest!
BUMPER crowds are expected at the Daily Echo-backed Poole Park Fest this bank holiday weekend. The event, celebrating its fifth anniversary, will feature a wide variety of activities, leisure pursuits and sports to try. Music fans are in for a treat
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National Velvet (U) - Warner Home Video *****
A FAITHFUL adaptation of Enid Bagnold's novel, National Velvet is the story of a little girl with big dreams. An 11-year-old Elizabeth Taylor gives an impassioned performance as the heroine who wins a horse in a raffle and then persuades hired hand
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Unearthed (18) - Icon Home Entertainment *
I NEVER hold out much hope for a film that stars an '80s pop star and a leading lady only deemed good enough to appear in two parts of a four-part tetralogy. I've spent as long finding out what a four-part film is called as I did watching Unearthed and
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Love in a Cold Climate (PG) - BBC ****
A RAIRLY, RAIRLY soooper adaptation of the Nancy Mitford novel (which in turn is pretty much an adaptation of her own eccentric upper class family life). Following the fortunes of three eligible young gels: Fanny the abandoned daughter of "The Boulter
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Lars and the Real Girl (12) - Fox Home Entertainment ****
YOU can't help but like Lars. The lovable loner has more baggage than Terminal 5 when it first opened, preventing the 27-year-old fully embracing life. So much so the poor chap is too nervous to hold a conversation, while the thought of a hug or handshake
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Teddy Thompson - A Piece of What You Need (Verve Forecast) ***
TEDDY, the son of British folk-rock legends Richard and Linda Thompson, is set to break through to the mainstream with this, his self-proclaimed "pop album". Why, he even sat alongside Bill and Sian on the BBC Breakfast sofa. It's more upbeat than Separate
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The Blessing - All is Yes (Cake/Candid)****
VOTED best album in this year's BBC Jazz Awards, this is the debut disc from a Bristol-based outfit, calling themselves "post-jazz rockers", formed by drummer Clive Deamer and bassist Jim Barr of 90s trip-hop superstars Portishead. Pete Judge (trumpet
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Eva Cassidy - Somewhere (Blix Street) ***
SO, is Eva Cassidy the Tupac Shakur of easy listening? This is the 10th (count 'em!) album release of previously unavailable recordings since her death in 1996 at the age of 33. Thanks to its newly energised music policy and listeners, Radio 2 managed
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Stereolab - Chemical Chords (Duophonic UHF Discs) ****
LIKE a white mac worn in a Parisian spring shower, there's something effortlessly appealing about a new Stereolab album. Maybe it's in the way their songs seduce your ears with chanson dynamics, pretty Motown beats and delicate brass stabs. Maybe it's
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Just another bank holiday in front of the telly then?
TO use a line from the cult children's TV show, Why Don't You Just Switch Off Your Television Set and Go Out and Do Something Less Boring Instead? People are being urged to get off their sofas and make the most of the August bank holiday, after research
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Flying visit
A FORMER Ringwood School pupil will have a bird's eye view of one of his childhood haunts when he brings the King Air plane to the Bournemouth Air Festival. Flight Lieutenant Leon Creese, who joined the RAF as a direct entrant after attending Ringwood
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CHERRIES SIGN REDS FORWARD
LIVERPOOL youngster Craig Lindfield has joined Cherries on loan until the end of December. The 19-year-old, who has been capped by England at youth level, will add much needed depth to Kevin Bond's squad. According to the Anfield club's website, the
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Three children taken to hospital after shunt
THREE children were taken to Poole Hospital after a two-car shunt on Holes Bay Road, Poole, on Friday. And a heavily pregnant woman in another car not involved in the crash was also taken to hospital by ambulance from the scene. The collision at around
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Muddy marvel
IN the world of off-roaders one name used to be synonymous with rugged, non-nonsense, macho, terrain busting abilities - the Jeep Cherokee. But then, unaccountably, for its previous generation Cherokee, Jeep chose to give it a soft make-over with a rounder
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Sandbanks ferry out of service
Check latest traffic news in Sandbanks HOLIDAYMAKERS and day trippers to the Isle of Purbeck look set for a long drive home tonight after a technical problem put the Sandbanks Ferry out of action at lunchtime. The ferry, which links Sandbanks to
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Woman goes into labour after collision
A HEAVILY pregnant woman went into labour after the car she was travelling in was in involved in a collision on the Holes Bay Road in Poole. She was taken to Poole Hospital by ambulance following the rear shunt collision on the southbound carriageway
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Walking all over efforts to save birds
INTRANSIGENT walkers determined to stick to their regular routes have been ignoring New Forest car park closures and putting breeding birds at risk. The seasonal closures from the beginning of May to the end of June at Clayhill, Hincheslea, Crockford
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Family fun nights hailed a success
THE new family-centred evening activities in Bournemouth this summer has resulted in a significant drop in antisocial behaviour on Friday nights, say town centre chiefs. Bournemouth council has been running Family Friday Fiestas - which finished last
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Possils can’t wait
POSSIL Park. Sounds like a fun place to me; conjures up images of kids hunting for dinosaurs or clambering over a big play area shaped like a T Rex. But I'm thinking of fossil not Possil and the reality is a God-forsaken suburb of Glasgow, where a cat
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Get Smart(12A) ***
BASED on a madcap '60s television series created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, Get Smart is a comic caper about an accident-prone yet sensitive secret agent who might just be mankind's last, great hope. James Bond and Jason Bourne need not fear: if Maxwell
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College Road Trip (U) **
IF it weren't drizzled in so much emotional syrup that you can almost feel your molars rotting in your gums, Roger Kumble's comedy might be a little creepy. The central character is a police chief whose idea of fatherly love is to publicly smother his
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (12A) ****
THE sequel to Guillermo del Toro's 2004 fantasy, based on Mike Mignola's comics series, is every bit as fast and furious as its predecessor, melding dazzling production design with wry humour and explosive action sequences. Having sketched the origins
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Grade expectations
TEENAGERS have notched up another rise in record GCSE results. Figures show that 65.7 per cent of the exams taken were awarded a grade C or above, an increase of 2.4 per cent on last year and the largest year-on-year rise since 1990. For the first time
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Our man in Beijing
OLYMPIC fever is well under way, and as Britain storms the medal table with a amazing collection of gold, silver and bronze medals, one teenager is perhaps more excited than most. Fourteen-year-old Steven Dow from Walkford is enjoying the experience
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It's Wayne's world, not mine
DID you see our story earlier this week concerning the National Trust's search for a cowboy (or girl, so cowperson really) to oversee grazing cattle on Studland Heath? When this story was first mentioned at our editorial conference I'm certain every
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‘Shop around’ to get your fill
Fuel prices have fallen slightly in recent weeks but hard-pressed drivers in Dorset are still having to dig deep into their pockets to keep their cars on the road. Yesterday the highest prices spotted on Bournemouth petrol station forecourts was 117p
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Barnes appeal in the balance
CHRISTCHURCH manager Graham Kemp will wait to receive the referee's report before deciding whether they will appeal against Gareth Barnes's sending off at Poole in midweek. The big striker saw red after it was believed the official deemed he had allegedly
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Performances please Bash boss
STEVE Riley has been impressed with Bashley's performances in their opening two Southern League games despite the fact they've only picked up one point. The Recreation Ground supremo saw his side open their campaign with a 0-0 draw at Clevedon but they
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Tom's case for the defence
POOLE Town boss Tommy Killick has saluted his defensive players after their four-game unbeaten start to the campaign. Dolphins made it three successive Sydenhams Wessex League wins when they crushed Christchurch 3-0 at home in midweek. Add in their
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Pedersen escapes injury
PIRATES chief Matt Ford has confirmed their top rider Bjarne Pedersen escaped a nasty first bend crash with Jonas Davidsson without sustaining any broken bones. Pedersen was forced to pull out of the Elite League Riders' Championship at Birmingham on
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TRIBUTE IS PAID TO TRAGIC LUCY
A DOWN'S Syndrome toddler was found hanging from a roller blind cord after a freak accident in her bedroom, an inquest heard. Tragic two-year-old Lucy Cutts, described as confident and always on the go, was found slumped on a bunk bed ladder with the
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Bash aim to finish with pride
ANDY Sexton believes Bashley have to regroup and play more as a team rather than individuals if they are to salvage some pride before the end of the season. The New Forest outfit have surprisingly struggled to make an impact in Southern League Division
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New recruits impress Lee
LEE Bradbury has praised the impact made by Cherries' new recruits, but the veteran utility man still believes further additions are needed to bolster the club's "thin" squad. Bradbury, a forward by trade who has also been used as a right-back and midfielder
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Injuries a worry for Bond
MANAGER Kevin Bond is waiting on the availability of a number of key players as Cherries go in search of their first league win of the season tomorrow. Bond potentially has problems in defence, with Jason Pearce, Ryan Garry and Joel Ward all sitting
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ROVERS WAIT ON JO
TRANSFER-listed striker Jo Kuffour is poised for a move away from Dean Court - although any deal could be delayed as Cherries search for a replacement. Bristol Rovers coach Paul Trollope yesterday revealed that his club had tabled a bid, believed to
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Trust ‘paranoia’ over issue of killer trees
THE National Trust has been accused by an environmentalist of "health and safety paranoia" in felling 21 historic beech trees which form a Dorset landmark. As reported last week the trust is removing 21 trees along the Beech Avenue at Kingston Lacy,
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History flying in to air show
THEY may not have the agility of the Red Arrows, they may not be able to match the might of the Vulcan. But for sheer emotional pull alone, there's no plane around that can match the iconic Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster bomber. They stepped in to
